• 2001 National Awards for Museum and Library Service brochure

    Honors the 2001 Winners of the National Awards for Museum and Library Service.

  • E.D. TAB: Public Libraries in the United States: FY 1998

    This report provides summary data about public libraries in the 50 states and the District of Columbia (and in the outlying areas of Guam and the Northern Mariana's), for state fiscal year 1998, with highlights and numerous tables. Data are included on circulation, library visits, reference transactions, interlibrary loans, children's program attendance, circulation of children's materials, service outlets, public service hours, Internet access, staff, and more. NCES Publication Number: 2001307

  • Public Library Trends Analysis Fiscal Years 1992-1996

    The Public Library Trends Analysis report summarizes 5 years of public library data collected through the Public Libraries Survey, for fiscal years 1992-1996. The survey is conducted annually by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) through the Federal-State Cooperative System for Public Library Data. NCES Publication Number: 2001324

  • Sustaining Our Heritage

    In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Museum Services Act, IMLS published this story of the agency’s long-standing commitment to the conservation of museum collections. Throughout 17 years of steady and unwavering support the Institute of Museum and Library Services, in partnership with American museums, has profoundly improved the care of museum collections.

  • 2000 National Awards for Museum Service brochure

    Honors the 2000 Winners of the National Awards for Museum Service.

  • E.D. TAB: Public Libraries in the United States: FY 1997

    This report provides summary data about public libraries in the fifty states and the District of Columbia (and the outlying area of the Northern Marianas), for state fiscal year 1997, with highlights and numerous tables. Data are included on service measures such as circulation, library visits, reference transactions, public service hours, interlibrary loans, children's program attendance and circulation of children's materials, and on staff, income, and more. NCES Publication Number: 2000316

  • Perspectives on Outcome Based Evaluation for Libraries and Museums

    Discusses a method of program evaluation increasingly preferred by many funders.

  • Evaluation of the NCES State Library Agencies Survey

    This report evaluates selected fiscal data collected on NCES's State Library Agencies Survey. The evaluation had two objectives: (1) to check for duplication of fiscal data collected on this survey with compliance data collected on the Annual Financial and Performance Report forms of the Office of Library Programs, a former agency of the U.S. Department of Education, and (2) to analyze selected definitions of fiscal items on the survey. NCES Publication Number: 1999312

  • E.D. TAB: State Library Agencies: Fiscal Year 1997

    This report provides a statistical profile of state library agencies in the 50 states and the District of Columbia for state fiscal year 1997. The report includes information on income, operating expenditures, financial assistance to libraries, services to libraries and systems, public service hours, service outlets, service and development transactions, collections, and allied operations. NCES Publication Number: 1999304

  • E.D. TAB: Public Libraries in the United States: FY 1996

    This report provides summary data about public libraries in the fifty states and the District of Columbia for state fiscal year 1996, with highlights and numerous tables. Data are included on service measures such as circulation, library visits, reference transactions, public service hours, interlibrary loans, children's program attendance and circulation of children's materials. NCES Publication Number: 1999306